Asian Forum for Accelerators and Detectors 2014

Abstract

This short report introduces the Asian Forum for Accelerators and Detectors (AFAD) annually organized by the Asian Committee for Future Accelerators(ACFA). After briefly outlining its history, we report on the 5^th AFAD that took place at the Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, in January 2014 with more than 100 participants. It is desired that the AFAD plays an significant role for a closer cooperation among Asian countries.